Urinal device



June 17, 1952 J BUTCHER 2,600,478

URINAL DEVICE Filed March 10. 1949 INVENTOR. MLLJAMJ BUTCHER A T TORNE Y.

Patented June 17, 1952 UNI-TED STAT ES PATENT OFF I E URINA-L DEVICE William J. Butcher, Jamaica, N. Y. Application March 10, 1949, Serial No. 80,590

6 Claims;

This invention relates urinal devices and hasto: do particularly with such devices intended for without soiling; Furthermore, the taking of an uncontaminated specimen from apatient by employing a bed pan for doingiso is a rather unsatisfactory proceeding. The device. of the invention. furnishes. a solution to these problems which have persisted in the prior art and does. so. in a simple, economical manner.

It is, accordingly an object of this invention to. provide a male urinal device for use with a bed: pan.

Another object of the invention is to providesuch a device which may be mounted to discharge either into the-bed pan or outside of it for thecollection of a specimen.

Still another object is to provide such a device which is readily demountable and reversible.

Further objects are to provide such a device which is simple, easy to use, easy to clean, and; fully efiective for the intended purpose.

Further and more detailed objects or the invention will become apparent from the following description of'the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is. a front elevation of the device of the invention as, viewed in operative. position Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof looking at Figure 1 from the. left side thereof.

Figures is a vertical section taken on line. 3-4. of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a view of the device as in Figure 2' but showing it in reduced scale and as applied to a bed pan to discharge into the pan, and.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 but with the device. mounted in reversed position for the collection of a. specimen.

The urinal device of the invention. is constructed to be used with a bed pan either for the: discharge of urine into the bed pan or the collection of a specimen outside of the bed pan. The device consists of a funnel type urinal member, shown generally atv l and. a mounting membertherefor shown generally at 2. The memher I may be made of any suitable materialamong which I have found stainless steel and a variety of the available plastics to be satisfactory; Stainless steel is preferable due to. the ease. with which it may be cleaned and sterilized.

The body of the member I: has its upper.- pore tion formed as a section of a. curved cone;v or horn, 3,.increasing in size as, it extends: upward and inward to its mouth 4'. The. mouth 4 and adjacent portion of the member I is; sufllciently. large to receive the end of the; male organ so.

that urination can be effected rightdown into;

the desired. receptacle, without any loss or splattering.

The lower portion. of the member I preferably departs fromthe curved conicali shape ofi the major, upper portion. Thus, from the. posie tion. 5 to its lower end 6 the member I is of. cylindrical shape. The portion sov shaped is; indicated at I; Such cylindrical shaping facili-. tatesthe mounting of the member for-use as will now be explained- The mounting member, generally indicatedat 2', is-provided with a receiving element 8 whose upper part is formed as acylinder. This: cylinder is 'of' proper internal diameter to slidably receive. and rotatably mount the. portion 1" ofthe member II. Thus, the member I- maybe applied: to the element 8, rotated to desired position, when mounted therein, or removed therefrom with ease.

The lower section of the receiving element 8' is curved from the position 9 to the, lower: end- ID in a direction away from the. holding or mounting plate I l which forms the other princi pal, part of the member 2. The plate, [I is sub stantially wider than the portion 8 but, is gen-- erallythe same height as the same and extends in spaced relation thereto. At its. top the plate I l is formed with a bridging portionor: member l2 engaged with the top of the portion 8 at 13. This engagement may be of any suitable secureform or both the plate, and the element 8' may be parts of an integral construction.

By spacing the plate l I- from the receiving; elce ment 8, and making the plate ll of substane tial extent, the mounting member is adapted to.

- seat on the edge of a bed pan l4, as. indicated.

mounting member 2 could readily seaton the wall It with the element a on one si'detli and the plate II on the other side the light clamping of the wall It betwee ment- 8 and the plate ll maybe effected i! de sired, though if the plate H were of proper size and weight its counterbalancing eifect would normally be suflicient to properly mount the member 2 on the edge of the bed pan.

In Figure 4 the complete urinal device is shown mounted in position for urine to discharge into the bed pan. The curved cone l is directed inwardly and the element 8 lies inside the pan while the plate ll lies outside of the wall l6. In the Figure 5 showing, the mounting member 2 is reversed with the element 8 lying outside of the bed pan. Here the outward curve of the lower part of element 8 is advantageous. It affords room for the seating of a suitable container, such as the bottle I8 under the end 10 in order to catch a specimen. Here also the cone I has been turned at 180 from its position a in Figure 4, so that the mouth 10 is presented in operative position. It is well to point out here that there should be a moderate drag, or resistance, to the turning of the cone i, so that it will not turn inadvertently and thus fail to function as intended.

While a cylindrical bearing relationship has been indicated as preferable between the portion I and the element 8, it is of course to be understood that the taper of the cone I might be continued right down to the end 6. In the latter case, the element 8 would be similarly tapered. As shown in Figure 3, the portion 1 of the cone I only extends into the element 8 to a position just above the commencement of the curve 9. Further penetration is prevented by the increase in diameter of the member I, as it departs from the cylindrical shape and commences its conical flare at the position 5. Should the member l be made of a suitable plastic, an outwardly extending bead could easily be formed around the member I, at the position 5. This would be more desirable for a plastic construction than the stainless steel one where there is no need for it.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the device of my invention meets a definite need in the male use of a bed pan. The device can be quickly applied to normal bed pans, it can be similarly removed therefrom and it can be readily taken apart for cleaning and sterilizing. It can be easily handled and manipulated and can be stowed away inside of the bed pan or in some small space elsewhere.

While I have shown and described what is presently considered as the preferred form of embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible of variations therefrom and other embodiments thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device for receiving a urinal member and supporting the same on a wall of a bed pan which comprises an open nded elongated tubular receiving element adapted to engage one side of the wall of a bed pan, a mounting plate of substantially the same length as said tubular receiving element, and of a width substantially the same as its length, said plate extending in substantially the same direction as said tubular receiving element and in spaced relation thereto and being adapted to engage the other side of said bed pan wall, the lower portion of said tubular receiving element being curved away from said mounting plate and a bridging member extendingbetween and secured to the upper end of said tubular element and the upper end of said mounting plate, said bridging member being adapted to lie across the upper edge of said bed pan wall and secure said tubular element and said mounting plate in said spaced relationship.

2. A device of the character described comprising a urinal member and a mounting member for mounting the same on a bed pan, said urinal member including an extending portion and a mounting portion, said extending portion formed as a section of an upwardly enlarging laterally curving cone and said mounting portion extending straight downwardly from the lower end of said cone, said mounting member including an open ended substantially cylindrical elongated receiving element with an internal diameter substantially the same as the external diameter of said mounting portion of said urinal member, a wide, elongated mounting plate lying alongside of and in spaced relation with respect to said cylindrical receiving element and a bridging member engaging the upper ends of said cylindrical elongated element and said mounting plate and adapted to lie across the top edge of a wall of a bed pan with said cylindrical elongated element and said mounting plate extending down one on either side of said bed pan wall and in engagement therewith, said urinal member being mounted on said mounting member with the mounting portion of said urinal member received within said cylindrical elongated element.

3. A device of the character described comprising a urinal member and a mounting member for mounting the same on a bed pan, said urinal member including an extending portion and a mounting portion, said extending portion formed as a section of an upwardly enlarging laterally curving cone and said mounting portion extending straight downwardly in the form of a cylinder from the lower end of said cone, said mounting member including an open ended substantially cylindrical elongated element having a straight upper portion with an internal diameter substantially the same as the external diameter of said mounting portion of said urinal member, said cylindrical elongated element being adapted to lie against one face of the wall of a bed pan, and a Wide elongated mounting plate lying alongside of and in spaced relation with respect'to said cylindrical elongated member and being adapted to lie against the other face of said bed pan wall and a bridging element connecting the upper end of said elongated mounting plate with the upper end of said cylindrical elongated element to maintain said element and said member in spaced relation and to lie across the upper edge of said bed pan wall, said urinal member being mounted on said mounting member with the mounting portion thereof received within said cylindrical elongated element.

4. A' device of the character described comprising a urinal member and a mounting member for mounting the same on a bed pan, said urinal member comprising an upwardly opening, laterally curved cone terminating at its upper end in a sidewise-opening, enlarged mouth, the lower end of said cone formed into a downwardly extending mounting portion, said mounting member including an open ended elongated cylindrical receiving element and an elongated wide plate like member lying side by side in spaced relation to receive the wall of a bed pan therebetween and to engage the opposite sides thereof, and a bridging member secured to the upper ends of said cylindrical receiving member and said plate like member to secure the same together in said spaced relation and to overlie the upper edge of said bed pan wall, said cylindrical receiving element having its upper portion formed to snugly receive said mounting portion of said urinal member and having its lower portion curved away from said plate like member to direct liquid away from said bed pan wall, said urinal member being mounted on said mounting member with the mounting portion thereof seated within said cylindrical receiving element.

5. A device for receiving a urinal member and supporting the same on a wall of a bed pan which comprises, an open-ended elongated tubular receiving element, said receiving element having an upper entrant portion and a lower discharging portion, said entrant portion being adapted to engage one side of the wall of a bed pan and said discharging portion being adapted to extend away from said wall, a wide, elongated mounting plate lying alongside of and in spaced relation with respect to said receiving element and being adapted to engage the other side of said bed pan wall, said discharge portion being formed to curve away from said mounting plate, and a bridging member extending between and secured to the upper end of said tubular receiving element and to the upper end of said mounting plate, said bridging member being adapted to lie across the upper edge of said bed pan wall and secure said tubular element and said mounting plate in spaced relationship.

6. A device for receiving a urinal member and supporting the same on a wall of a bed pan which comprises, an open ended elongated tubular receiving element, said receiving element having an upper entrant portion extending throughout the greater part of the length of said receiving element and having a short lower discharging portion, said entrant portion being adapted to engage one side of the wall of a bed pan and said discharging portion being adapted to extend away from said wall, an elongated mounting plate lying alongside of and in spaced relation with respect to said receiving element and being adapted to engage the other side of said bed pan wall, said discharging portion being formed to curve away from said mounting plate, and a bridging member extending between and secured to the upper end of said tubular receiving element on to the upper end of said mounting plate, said bridging member being adapted to lie across the upper edge of said bed pan wall and secure said tubular element and said mounting plate in said spaced relationship. 5

WILLIAM J. BUTCHER.

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